1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumGore Field
1929 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Maryland   –  11 –0 –0
Delaware State   –  1 –0 –0
Guilford   –  7 –1 –1
Texas Mines   –  6 –1 –2
Appalachian State   –  4 –1 –3
Navy   –  6 –2 –2
Georgetown   –  5 –2 –2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –  6 –3 –1
Beacom College   –  3 –2 –0
South Georgia Teachers   –  4 –3 –2
Wake Forest   –  6 –5 –1
Catholic University   –  5 –4 –0
West Virginia   –  4 –3 –3
Loyola (LA)   –  4 –4 –2
Davidson   –  5 –5 –0
Texas A&I   –  3 –4 –1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –  2 –5 –1
Mississippi State Teachers   –  2 –6 –1
Texas Tech   –  1 –7 –2
Delaware   –  0 –7 –1
George Washington   –  0 –8 –0

The 1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pat Miller, the team compiled a 6–5–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Catawba
W 20–0
September 28 at North Carolina
L 0–48 10,000
October 5 2:30 p.m.at Richmond
W 19–0 6,000 [2][3][4][5]
October 11 Elon
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 25–6
October 17 at NC State
L 6–8 [6]
October 26 vs. Davidson
W 6–0 5,000 [7][8]
November 2 at Furman
L 0–12 3,000 [9]
November 9 at Wofford Spartanburg, SC W 18–0
November 16 at Navy
L 0–61
November 19 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
T 0–0 [10]
November 23 at Duke
L 0–20 750 [11]
November 28 3:00 p.m.vs. Mercer
W 13–0 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Officials Are Expected To Attend Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 5, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ Carter, Dick (October 6, 1929). "Red-Blue Loses To Wake Forest By 19-0 Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 17. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ Carter, Dick (October 6, 1929). "Red-Blue Loses To Wake Forest By 19-0 Score (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 19. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ Robart, Frank (October 6, 1929). "Richmond-Wake Forest Football Highlights". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Melton stars as Wolfpack wins". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1929. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wildcats Lose By 6-0 Score". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 27, 1929. p. D3. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Wildcats Lose To Baptists In Big Upset (continued)". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 27, 1929. p. D4. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Furman defeats Wake Forest in brawny battle". The Sunday Record. November 3, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Presbyterian College Plays Deacons at Wake Forest Today". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 19, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "750 See Duke Trample Wake Forest, 20-0". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. November 24, 1929. p. C3. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ Jones, Paul (November 28, 1929). "Wake Forest And Mercer Clash Today On Stadium Field". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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